Princeton Junction, New Jersey

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Princeton Junction is also a New Jersey Transit and Amtrak station on the Northeast Corridor line.

Princeton Junction is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within West Windsor Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,382.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Noted residents 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Princeton Junction is located at 40°19′1″N, 74°37′29″W (40.316840, -74.624622)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,382 people, 842 households, and 681 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 491.8/km² (1,276.9/mi²). There were 858 housing units at an average density of 177.2/km² (460.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.99% White, 2.02% African American, 0.13% Native American, 8.86% Asian, 0.76% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.06% of the population.

There were 842 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $116,668, and the median income for a family was $127,617. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $58,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $44,113. None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.3% of those over 64.

[edit] Noted residents

• Kevin Barry - baseball player
• Doug Forrester - former gubernatorial candidate
• Ethan Hawke - actor
• Christopher McQuarrie - screenwriter
• James Murphy - DJ
• John Nash - mathematician
• Bryan Singer - film director

[edit] External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.31684° -74.624622°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

This box: view • talk • edit Municipalities of Mercer County, New Jersey (County Seat: Trenton)
Boroughs	Hightstown | Hopewell | Pennington | Princeton
City	Trenton
Townships	East Windsor | Ewing | Hamilton | Hopewell | Lawrence | Princeton | Washington | West Windsor
CDPs and Communities	Grover's Mill | Lawrenceville | Mercerville-Hamilton Square | Princeton Junction | Princeton North | Robbinsville | Titusville | Twin Rivers | White Horse | Windsor | Yardville-Groveville